Flat Donut Peach (Prunus persica) MONICA

Mid-season, white-fleshed, highly productive variety with very attractive quality fruits of excellent taste. Cold and frost hardy, high tolerant to major diseases and pests. Suitable for organic or no-spray culture.

Crossing: hybrid combination of flat peaches
Origin: S.C.D.P. Constanta, Romania. Breeders Cociu Vasile, Liana-Melania Dumitru, Ionescu Preda. Released in 2007.
Vigour: moderate, tree is frost-resistant with high regenerative ability
Blossom: richly flowering and self-fertile variety
Fruits: very attractive, average weight 75 - 100 g, flattened shape, donut type. Peel slightly hairy, stone very small and flat. Suitable for fresh consumption and for processing compote, jam and fruit juices.
Fruit color: basic color yellowish-green, covered by carmine red
Pulp: creamy white, without red infiltrates under the peel or around the stone, fine texture
Taste: sweet, aromatic and juicy with honey and fig flavors and low acidity. Excellent aroma and very refreshing taste.
Harvest season: mid-early, late July to early August
Yield: highly productive variety, average harvest 31 kg / tree. The harvest is regular of a balanced quality. Yield onset in the 3rd year after planting.
Disease and frost resistance: tolerant of the most important diseases and pests, frost-resistant, suitable for all peach growing areas